Key Statistics from the National Survey of Family Growth - F Listing
- Family planning services
- Fathers/Fatherhood – See also Births (fathers)
- Fertility – See Births (mothers) and Births (fathers)
- Fertility Awareness Methods – See Natural family planning and Rhythm method
- Forced intercourse – See also Wantedness of Sexual Intercourse
Family planning services
| 20021 | 2006-20102 | 2011-20153 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of women 15-44 years of age who received at least one family planning or medical service from a medical care provider in the last 12 months | 72.7% | 70.0% | 71.3% (0.73) |
Sources:
1Advance Data No. 350, Table 17 pdf icon[PDF – 1.1 MB]
2NHSR No. 68, Table 1 pdf icon[PDF – 288 KB]
3 Special tabulation by NCHS
Leading family planning services received in the last 12 months among women 15-44 years of age
| 20021-2 | 2006-20103 | 2011-20154 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pap smear | 64.4% | 60.4% | 56.1% (0.81) |
| Pelvic exam | 59.7% | 55.2% | 55.4% (0.81) |
| Birth control method | 33.9% | 33.4% | 33.0% (0.76) |
| Birth control check-up or test | 23.6% | 22.3% | 25.0% (0.63) |
| Birth control counseling | 18.6% | 16.7% | 18.8% (0.66) |
| Pregnancy test | 19.7% | 18.6% | 21.6% (0.63) |
Sources:
1 Advance Data, No. 350, Table 15 and 16 pdf icon[PDF – 1.1 MB]
2 Series 23, No. 25, Table 87 and 88 pdf icon[PDF – 4.7 MB]
3NHSR No. 68, Table 1 pdf icon[PDF – 288 KB]
4Special tabulation by NCHS
Fathers/Fatherhood
Fatherhood – See also Births
| 20021 | 2006-20102 | 2011-20153 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of men 40-44 years of age with biological children | 77.6% | 76.4% | 80.4% (1.48) |
Sources:
1 Series 23, No. 26, Table 1 pdf icon[PDF – 3.5 MB]
2 NHSR No. 51, Table 1 pdf icon[PDF – 543 KB]
3 Special tabulation by NCHS
| 20021 | 2006-20102 | 2011-20153 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of men 15-44 who have ever fathered a biological child during their teen years (before 20 years of age) | 15.3% | 14.6% | 13.8% (0.87) |
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 26, Table 5 pdf icon[PDF – 3.5 MB]
2NHSR No. 51, Table 7 pdf icon[PDF – 543 KB]
3 Special tabulation by NCHS
Father involvement
Percentage of fathers 15-44 years of age who reported doing the specified activities several times a week or more in the last 4 weeks with their children:
| Children under age 5 | Resident fathers | Nonresident fathers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20021 | 2006-20102 | 20021 | 2006-20102 | |
| Fed and ate meals with them | 95.3% | 95.9% | 27.2% | 30.0% |
| Bathed or dressed | 82.4% | 89.6% | 26.0% | 31.1% |
| Played with | 97.7% | 98.4% | 34.0% | 38.9% |
| Read to | 56.3% | 59.8% | 17.1% | 22.5% |
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 26, Tables 67-70 pdf icon[PDF – 3.5 MB]
2NHSR No. 71, Tables 2-5 pdf icon[PDF – 371 KB]
| Children aged 5-18 | Resident fathers | Nonresident fathers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20021 | 2006-20102 | 20021 | 2006-20102 | |
| Helped with homework | 57.5% | 62.7% | 8.2% | 13.6% |
| Talked about day | 87.2% | 92.5% | 26.4% | 35.7% |
| Took to and from activities | 53.7% | 54.4% | 6.9% | 11.2% |
| Ate meals with | 94.4% | 92.9% | 18.5% | 16.0% |
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 26, Tables 71-74 pdf icon[PDF – 3.5 MB]
2NHSR No. 71, Tables 2-5 pdf icon[PDF – 371 KB]
Note: We are not able to update these estimates because we no longer collect comparable data
Forced intercourse
See also Wantedness of Sexual Intercourse
| 20021 | 2006-20102 | 2011-20153 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of women 18-44 years of age ever forced by a male to have sexual intercourse at some time in their lives | 22.6% | 20.3% | 18.8% (0.53) |
(Based on the question): “Have you ever been forced by a male to have vaginal intercourse against your will?”
Sources:
1 Series 23, No. 25, Table 37 pdf icon[PDF – 4.7 MB]
2 Special tabulation from NCHS
| 20021 | 2006-20102 | 2011-20152 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of men 18-44 years of age ever forced by a male or female to have sexual intercourse at some time in their lives | 7.6% | 6.4% | 5.9% (0.36) |
(Based on the two questions): “At any time in your life, have you ever been forced by a female to have vaginal intercourse against your will?” and “At any time in your life, have you ever been forced by a male to have oral or anal sex against your will?”
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 26, Table 17 pdf icon[PDF – 3.5 MB]
2Special tabulation by NCHS
| 20021 | 2006-20102 | 2011-20152 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of men 18-44 years of age ever forced to have sex by another male at some time in their lives | 2.0% | 1.6% | 1.6% (0.20) |
(Based on the question): “At any time in your life, have you ever been forced by a male to have oral or anal sex against your will?”
Sources:
1Series 23, No. 26, Table 17pdf icon[PDF – 3.5 MB]
2Special tabulation by NCHS
| 20021 | 2006-20102 | 2011-20152 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of women 18-44 years of age who ever had sexual intercourse, whose first intercourse was not voluntary | 8.3% | 8.0% | 6.4% (0.35) |
(Based on the question): “Would you say that this first vaginal intercourse was voluntary or not voluntary, that is, did you choose to have sex of your own free will or not?”
Sources:
1 Series 23, No. 25, Table 36 pdf icon[PDF – 3.5 MB]
2 Special tabulation by NCHS